Erdogan says Syria's Afrin town under siege, entry imminent

The move came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his troops and the Syrian fighters they were backing could break into the Kurdish-controlled town "at any moment".

Four kilometers separate the Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels from the northeastern rim of Afrin city and 6 km from its northern border, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Since the launch of Operation Olive Branch on January 20, the Turkish military and the Free Syrian Army have liberated 157 locations, including five town centers, 122 villages, 30 strategic areas, and one YPG/PKK base.

On Tuesday, Kurdish-allied Syrian Arab militias said they are redeploying 1,700 fighters from fronts against Islamic State to the Afrin region to help fend off the Turkish offensive.

"Today we are in Afrin and tomorrow we will be in Manbij". The operation, which concluded in March 2017, was meant to clear terrorists from areas of Syria bordering Turkey.

Turkey is now engaged in a cross-border offensive in Syria to drive out Kurdish fighters it considers to be an extension of the PKK.

US armored vehicles patrol near the town of Manbij controlled by Kurdish-led forces Syria Feb. 10 2018

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday Turkish forces would complete the Afrin offensive by May and would carry out a joint operation against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in Iraq with Baghdad.

The PKK has waged a decades-long armed fight against the Turkish state that has killed tens of thousands of people.

"We have reached a common understanding with the Americans on the issue of the stabilization of Manbij and other cities east of the Euphrates".

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